Mr。Wilsonhaspromisedtobreakupalltrusts。Hecandosoonlybyproceedingatlaw。Ifheproceedsatlaw，hecanhopeforsuccessonlybytakingwhatIhavedoneasaprecedent。Infact，whatIdidasPresidentisthebaseofeveryactionnowtakenorthatcanbenowtakenlookingtowardthecontrolofcorporations，orthesuppressionofmonopolies。ThedecisionsrenderedinvariouscasesbroughtbymydirectionconstitutetheauthorityonwhichMr。Wilsonmustbaseanyactionthathemaybringtocurbmonopolisticcontrol。WillMr。Wilsondenythis，orquestionitinanyway？WithwhatgracecanhedescribemyAdministrationassatisfactorytothetrustswhenheknowsthathecannotredeemasinglepromisethathehasmadetowaruponthetrustsunlessheavailshimselfofweaponsofwhichtheFederalGovernmenthadbeendeprivedbeforeIbecamePresident，andwhichwererestoredtoitduringmyAdministrationandthroughproceedingswhichI
directed？WithoutmyactionMr。Wilsoncouldnotnowundertakeorcarryonasinglesuitagainstamonopoly，and，moreover，ifithadnotbeenformyactionandforthejudicialdecisioninconsequenceobtained，Congresswouldbehelplesstopassasinglelawagainstmonopoly。
LetMr。WilsonmarkthatthemenwhoorganizedanddirectedtheNorthernSecuritiesCompanywerealsothecontrollingforcesintheverySteelCorporationwhichMr。Wilsonmakesbelievetothinkwassupportingme。IchallengeMr。Wilsontodenythis，andyethewellknewthatitwasmysuccessfulsuitagainsttheNorthernSecuritiesCompanywhichfirstefficientlyestablishedthepowerofthepeopleoverthetrusts。
AfterreadingMr。Wilson’sbook，Iamstillentirelyinthedarkastowhathemeansbythe“NewFreedom。”Mr。Wilsonisanaccomplishedandscholarlyman，amasterofrhetoric，andthesentencesinthebookarewell-phrasedstatements，usuallyinculcatingamoralitywhichissoundalthoughvagueandilldefined。TherearecertainproposalsalreadylongsetforthandpracticedbymeandbyotherswhohaverecentlyformedtheProgressivepartymadebyMr。WilsonwithwhichI
cordiallyagree。Thereare，however，certainthingshehassaid，evenasregardsmattersofabstractmorality，withwhichIemphaticallydisagree。Forexample，inarguingforproperbusinesspublicity，astowhichIcordiallyagreewithMr。Wilson，hecommitshimselftothefollowingstatement：